Buay Surname
Approximately 8,921 people bear this surname
Buay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 4,756 | 1:2,400 | 474 |
| Cambodia | 2,868 | 1:5,400 | 740 |
| Tanzania | 701 | 1:75,523 | 7,843 |
| Philippines | 428 | 1:236,538 | 35,964 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| Argentina | 41 | 1:1,042,522 | 64,438 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Buay (12,699) may also be a first name.
Buay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Buay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Buay is borne by more people in South Sudan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Buay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 56,811th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 816,898 people. Buay occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Buay are found; 61 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Buay is also the 52,108th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 12,699 people.
Buay is most commonly occurring in South Sudan, where it is held by 4,756 people, or 1 in 2,400. Aside from South Sudan this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in Cambodia, where 32 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.
Buay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Buay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buay surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buaya | 89 | 5,898 | / |
| Buaye | 89 | 125 | / |
| Buayo | 89 | 17 | / |
| Buayu | 89 | 11 | / |
| Bhuay | 89 | 7 | / |
| Buayh | 89 | 4 | / |
| Buahy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Buays | 89 | 0 | / |
| Bua | 86 | 22,716 | / |
| Buayot | 80 | 145 | / |
| Buaayu | 80 | 103 | / |
| Buayat | 80 | 81 | / |
| Bhuaya | 80 | 18 | / |
| Bhuaye | 80 | 10 | / |
| Buayeh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Buayes | 80 | 6 | / |
| Buhaye | 80 | 2 | / |
| Buhaiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buayas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buahay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buhays | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouhay | 80 | 0 | / |
| Buat | 75 | 4,611 | / |
| Puay | 75 | 1,644 | / |
| Buoy | 75 | 845 | / |
| Buey | 75 | 709 | / |
| Buas | 75 | 600 | / |
| Bhua | 75 | 571 | / |
| Buaz | 75 | 75 | / |
| Buap | 75 | 63 | / |
| Buač | 75 | 57 | / |
| Vuay | 75 | 39 | / |
| Buae | 75 | 38 | / |
| Buea | 75 | 36 | / |
| Buaa | 75 | 32 | / |
| Bbay | 75 | 17 | / |
| Buad | 75 | 16 | / |
| Bway | 75 | 15 | / |
| Buaj | 75 | 7 | / |
| Fuay | 75 | 5 | / |
| Buoa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bvay | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wbuy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vbay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bwuy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bouhaya | 73 | 1,266 | / |
| Bouhaye | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bhuhaya | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bhueaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buhayot | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bhuhayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhhuaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhuaeya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouhayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bueya | 67 | 11,885 | / |
| Bwayo | 67 | 5,919 | / |
| Bouha | 67 | 5,727 | / |
| Bhuea | 67 | 1,318 | / |
| Bouey | 67 | 961 | / |
| Buiya | 67 | 883 | / |
| Phuay | 67 | 882 | / |
| Bbuye | 67 | 637 | / |
| Bwaya | 67 | 523 | / |
| Buoye | 67 | 505 | / |
| Buhaj | 67 | 373 | / |
| Buhač | 67 | 362 | / |
| Buaat | 67 | 359 | / |
| Bouhayat | 67 | 205 | / |
| Buaas | 67 | 121 | / |
| Puaya | 67 | 113 | / |
| Fuayi | 67 | 110 | / |
| Bwaye | 67 | 108 | / |
| Buhać | 67 | 79 | / |
| Buiyo | 67 | 48 | / |
| Buija | 67 | 45 | / |
| Buhaș | 67 | 44 | / |
| Buaja | 67 | 40 | / |
| Bbayi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Buatt | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vuayi | 67 | 28 | / |
| Fuaya | 67 | 24 | / |
| Bbuya | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bwayi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hvuay | 67 | 20 | / |
| Buaai | 67 | 19 | / |
| Buaji | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bhuah | 67 | 15 | / |
| Buaia | 67 | 15 | / |
| Buoyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fuaye | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bbayu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Buach | 67 | 9 | / |
| Buash | 67 | 9 | / |
| Buhey | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bouea | 67 | 8 | / |
| Buaje | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bhuae | 67 | 6 | / |
| Puayu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buaou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhuad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bbayo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buhaş | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buajo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buiea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bueja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bueyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhuey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buoya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buhayova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buhiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Puayi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buiye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buawe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bbuyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bueha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buaph | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bvuyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bueys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buaee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bueye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vuaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buoys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bvaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bwayu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bua'e | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buahs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bbaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buoyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bueas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bueia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buaaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buaad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buaau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buaie | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Buay
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